An interesting read--I particularly liked getting to know Dante and his "Divine Comedy," and visits to three of my favorite cities (Florence, Venice,An interesting read--I particularly liked getting to know Dante and his "Divine Comedy," and visits to three of my favorite cities (Florence, Venice, Istanbul) certainly helped its palatability. Although its less than stellar writing, predictability, and annoying repetitiveness slowed me down a bit, it had some entertaining moments, but definitely not a "best book of the year" by any means....more